At
the same time, San Francisco business and government leaders began planning
to physically clear the Japanese community from the Western Addition by
declaring it a "slum area." This planning began one month before the last
Japanese residents were forced from the so-called "Little Tokio," or Japantown,
district.

When
reading these articles it must be understood that they reflect their time;
words and ideas repugnant and appalling to us today are used, and discussed,
freely, in the News' columns. It should also be noted that some
news articles were approved by military censors before publication. In
addition, every newspaper editor was excessively careful about printing
information of potential use to the enemy.

The
evacuation concluded May 20, 1942, and this San Francisco Chronicle
article, "S.F. Clear of all But 6 Sick Japanese,"
details a brief history of Japanese immigration to San Francisco, and the
final forced exodus of internees from the city.

PowerPoint
Presentations showing the evacuation of San Francisco, the Tanforan Assembly
Center and the Manzanar Relocation Center are available from the Museum.
The San Francisco Evacuation
presentation contains 20 photographs, with original WRA captions, taken
by famed photographer Dorothea Lange in early 1942. Another presentation,
about the infamous Tanforan
Assembly Center, closely examines the horse stalls used to house San
Francisco internees - as well as the primitive living conditions.

Also
available are 20 views
of the infamous Manzanar Relocation Center in California's High Desert.
These photographs include arrival at the camp, internees moving in, and
general views of this desolate, dusty, inhumane, location. WRA photographers
Clem Albers and Dorothea Lange shot the photographs between April and July
1942.